September 30, 1991

View Full Issue Table of Contents

HEADLINE NEWS

Ariane to Launch Mexican Satellites, Plans Nine Missions for Next Year

EVRY, FRANCE Arianespace has booked two Mexican satellites for launches on its boosters in 1993-94, bringing the organization’s backlog of commercial launch service orders to 34 with a combined value of about $2.5 billion. The Solidaridad 1 and 2 telecommunications satellites will be orbited by separate Ariane 4 launchers in late 1993 and early 1994.

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ4 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Pratt Defines Development Path For F100 Fighter Engine Family

NEw YORK Pratt & Whitney has defined a development path for the F100 family that could boost the power of production engines from the current 29,000-lb.-thrust of the F100-229 to around 35,000 lb. by the mid-1990s. Pratt expects to begin ground design verification tests of the 35,000-lb.-thrust engine, known as the IPE-94, next month at its West Palm Beach, Fla., facility.

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO4 min

HEADLINE NEWS

Brookings Says Pentagon Budget Should Be Cut 33%

WASHINGTON The Brookings Institution has called for a 33% reduction in U. S. defense spending by the end of this decade, fueling what threatens to become an intense debate over defense policy in 1992, a presidential election year. Brookings, a liberal think tank here, argues in a detailed blueprint for the postCold War era that the annual Defense budget could safely be reduced to $169 billion by the turn of the century.

By PAUL MANN3 min

September 231991

October 71991

September 30, 1991

September 30, 1991

Ariane to Launch Mexican Satellites, Plans Nine Missions for Next Year

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ4 min

Japanese Narrow SST Options, Focus on Mach 2-2.25 Aircraft

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO4 min

Canada Reducing Troops by 10%, Will Recall Most Forces From Europe

By DAVID HUGHES4 min

Ariane to Launch Mexican Satellites, Plans Nine Missions for Next Year

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ4 min

Japanese Narrow SST Options, Focus on Mach 2-2.25 Aircraft

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO4 min

Canada Reducing Troops by 10%, Will Recall Most Forces From Europe

By DAVID HUGHES4 min

Pratt Defines Development Path For F100 Fighter Engine Family

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO4 min

Narrow Margin of Senate Vote Signals Weakening Support for B-2

By DAVID F. BOND4 min

Protecting U. N. Inspectors in Iraq Would Require Many U. S. Aircraft

By DAVID A. FULGHUM3 min

Brookings Says Pentagon Budget Should Be Cut 33%

By PAUL MANN3 min

Canadair to Train Military Pilots In Basic, Multiengine and Helicopter Phases

By DAVID HUGHES3 min

French Aerospace Firms Report Orders Down in 1990, But Deliveries Increased

British Aerospace Chairman Resigns As Company’s Financial Woes Continue

Every Issue. Every Article. Every Ad.

100+ Years of Aviation Week — 1916-Present

Aviation Week

September 30, 1991

September 30, 1991

Ariane to Launch Mexican Satellites, Plans Nine Missions for Next Year

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ4 min

Japanese Narrow SST Options, Focus on Mach 2-2.25 Aircraft

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO4 min

Canada Reducing Troops by 10%, Will Recall Most Forces From Europe

By DAVID HUGHES4 min

Aviation Week | September 30 1991 Table of Contents

Ariane to Launch Mexican Satellites, Plans Nine Missions for Next Year

By JEFFREY M. LENOROVITZ4 min

Japanese Narrow SST Options, Focus on Mach 2-2.25 Aircraft

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO4 min

Canada Reducing Troops by 10%, Will Recall Most Forces From Europe

By DAVID HUGHES4 min

Pratt Defines Development Path For F100 Fighter Engine Family

By STANLEY W. KANDEBO4 min

Narrow Margin of Senate Vote Signals Weakening Support for B-2

By DAVID F. BOND4 min

Protecting U. N. Inspectors in Iraq Would Require Many U. S. Aircraft

By DAVID A. FULGHUM3 min

Brookings Says Pentagon Budget Should Be Cut 33%

By PAUL MANN3 min

Canadair to Train Military Pilots In Basic, Multiengine and Helicopter Phases

By DAVID HUGHES3 min

French Aerospace Firms Report Orders Down in 1990, But Deliveries Increased

British Aerospace Chairman Resigns As Company’s Financial Woes Continue

Every Issue. Every Article. Every Ad.

100+ Years of Aviation Week — 1916-Present

Every Issue. Ever.

Subscribe Now

Page Details

{{ coverDate }},

Aviation Week | September 30 1991
Table of Contents